We just watched the first few episodes of New Girl, and the actor change between the pilot and the second episode totally baffled. Like, the other plot threads from the pilot continued from the pilot, but all of a sudden the black sporty roommate is replaced by a new black sporty roommate with no explanation. At first I was like, "is this supposed to be the same character?", but it was said he's just returning from Latvia, where's he's been playing basketball for the last two years. Couldn't they have just added one bit of dialogue, where one of the two other guys says something like, "Since Coach moved to Chicago, we thought Winston could take his room", to explain it?
― Tuomas, Monday, 7 October 2013 16:57 (ten years ago) link
i thought they did explain it?
― scott seward, Monday, 7 October 2013 17:08 (ten years ago) link
i thought i remembered some tossed off thing about the other guy leaving and the new guy showing up.
New terrible movie discovery of the weekend -- Solar Crisis!
http://movies.netflix.com/WiMovie/Solar_Crisis/60001494?locale=en-US
As I put it last night:
So back in 1990 a film called _Solar Crisis_ about blowing up a solar flare with an asteroid or something, filmed with a bunch of generoactors plus Tim Matheson, Peter Boyle, Charlton Heston and Jack Palance, was made for $55 million and barely released. But joy! It's on Netflix! It also pretty much predicted every last original movie SyFy has ever released, and includes a Salvation Army band of THE FUTURE playing in front of IXL Headquarters, located in Las Vegas. So, a documentary.
And it's ALMOST ILX as the evil company, so.
The Wikipedia details of the plot really don't do it justice. Palance essentially does a riff on Crazy Dennis Hopper in the Desert.
― Ned Raggett, Monday, 7 October 2013 17:10 (ten years ago) link
and obviously the wayans guy would have been nick's childhood friend too if he had stuck around. i just went with it. i'm used to that happening from pilot to first episode anyway.
― scott seward, Monday, 7 October 2013 17:11 (ten years ago) link
There was no explanation to what happened to old guy, that's why I was so baffled. At first I was like, is this supposed to be the same character, only they changed the actor, since I know that can sometimes happen in TV series.... But when it turned out the new guy's name and background were different to the old guy, I figured it must be a new character, the old character had just mysteriously disappeared.
― Tuomas, Monday, 7 October 2013 17:15 (ten years ago) link
no, they did have a line in the second episode about Coach (Wayans) having to move away blah blah blah
― I got the glares, the mutterings, the snarls (President Keyes), Monday, 7 October 2013 17:31 (ten years ago) link
it does happen a lot-- I remember in the pilot episode of "Raising Hope" they had a cousin living at the house, then in the second episode they mention that the cousin joined a cult and moved away.
― I got the glares, the mutterings, the snarls (President Keyes), Monday, 7 October 2013 17:36 (ten years ago) link
Don't Trust the B woman, as Jess's co-workers
― Nhex, Monday, 7 October 2013 18:18 (ten years ago) link
oh yeah, thanks for reminding me that i have to give The Mindy Project... another chance... for Adam Pally
― Nhex, Monday, 7 October 2013 18:19 (ten years ago) link
A character vanished after the Weeds pilot, banished offhandedly to "boarding school in Mexico". Happens all the time.
― i too went to college (silby), Tuesday, 8 October 2013 02:08 (ten years ago) link
I guess no one has repped for Ice-T's doc the Art of Rap yet? It's surprisingly great. Just rappers talking about their craft and rapping acapella.
― #fomo that's the motto (Hurting 2), Tuesday, 8 October 2013 02:12 (ten years ago) link
I've been waiting to see that, the stuff I'd read about sounded like it was going to be p cool
― set the controls for the heart of the sun (VegemiteGrrl), Tuesday, 8 October 2013 02:15 (ten years ago) link
more like the cart of crap
― balls, Tuesday, 8 October 2013 02:17 (ten years ago) link
Watched Crips and Bloods: Made in America the other day:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qN4pP-1NWoA
It was decent. I watched an independent, very low-budget documentary on them a really long time ago on YouTube that was grittier and really placed you into their world. I forgot the name of it, but it was better.
I'll probably watch World's Most Dangerous Gangs next, which is about MS-13.
But I really want to see Carl Panzram: The Spirit of Hatred and Vengeance:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y2GY1H6tbnY
― c21m50nh3x460n, Tuesday, 8 October 2013 02:35 (ten years ago) link
wanna watch something with the kids tonight and i have a hard time finding stuff that i wanna watch and that they would like. we watched war games last week. that was fun.
― scott seward, Friday, 11 October 2013 20:55 (ten years ago) link
time bandits?
― ian, Friday, 11 October 2013 21:31 (ten years ago) link
looove time bandits
― lag∞n, Friday, 11 October 2013 23:05 (ten years ago) link
def one of my fav movies as a kid and its still great
― lag∞n, Friday, 11 October 2013 23:06 (ten years ago) link
yeah we watched that. its still the best.
― scott seward, Friday, 11 October 2013 23:08 (ten years ago) link
Goonies?
― c21m50nh3x460n, Friday, 11 October 2013 23:11 (ten years ago) link
Just finally watched The Pruitt-Igoe Myth. Amazing.
― dan selzer, Saturday, 12 October 2013 00:39 (ten years ago) link
what about One Crazy Summer or Better Off Dead?
I've been on a Savage Steve kick, they sure are fun to revisit
― set the controls for the heart of the sun (VegemiteGrrl), Saturday, 12 October 2013 00:48 (ten years ago) link
XP I KNOW RIGHT?? I had no idea.
― Tottenham Heelspur (in orbit), Saturday, 12 October 2013 00:55 (ten years ago) link
better off dead is probably too dark for kids
― Nhex, Saturday, 12 October 2013 01:40 (ten years ago) link
we watched crappy animated things. and now the netflix won't work for some reason. cheapo computer animation can look sad. cute big-eyed animals don't look as cute. they get b-actors to do the voices. we watched a chinese-made kung fu rabbit thing and it was tom arnold and michael clarke duncan and napoleon dynamite and rebecca black!
― scott seward, Saturday, 12 October 2013 01:47 (ten years ago) link
ohh I know the one you mean; I saw a trailer for that & it looked vv weird & creepy
― set the controls for the heart of the sun (VegemiteGrrl), Saturday, 12 October 2013 01:59 (ten years ago) link
Is that the one with the animals trying to give a very special environmental message to the humans?
― Moodles, Saturday, 12 October 2013 02:30 (ten years ago) link
nah, its just about a chinese rabbit who makes sweet cakes and how a dying monkey gives him the ultimate power of kung fu.
― scott seward, Saturday, 12 October 2013 02:37 (ten years ago) link
netflix customer service thing:
http://imgur.com/e0LcT6J
― scott seward, Saturday, 12 October 2013 03:17 (ten years ago) link
lmao
― ᶓ͠סּᴥ͠סּᶔ ᶓͼ᷆ₓͼ᷇ᶔ (gr8080), Saturday, 12 October 2013 08:27 (ten years ago) link
Haha awesome
― badg, Saturday, 12 October 2013 13:31 (ten years ago) link
That Panzram documentary was very good.
Watched the Tupac documentary Thug Angel, as well. I quite like it. It was really interesting that they kept comparing and contrasting the 17-year old 2pac with his older self through interviews.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m4v1zOq3cBE
― c21m50nh3x460n, Saturday, 12 October 2013 22:26 (ten years ago) link
tonight watching The Dunwich Horror.
― ian, Sunday, 13 October 2013 02:36 (ten years ago) link
Best title sequence ever.
― play on, El Chugadero, play on (Jon Lewis), Sunday, 13 October 2013 02:44 (ten years ago) link
Tried to watch Park Avenue (doc) but found it really obvious and elementary.
― #fomo that's the motto (Hurting 2), Sunday, 13 October 2013 03:21 (ten years ago) link
Took Ian's advice and watched Time Bandits this evening with my son. Still an enjoyable film.
― Moodles, Sunday, 13 October 2013 03:42 (ten years ago) link
watched Darkman last night holy shit worst film ever jesus christ the absolute worst
― the Shearer of simulated snowsex etc. (Dwight Yorke), Sunday, 13 October 2013 13:35 (ten years ago) link
On second episode of American Horror Story. Avoided it orig. because I HATE Glee. OMG this is amazing. It's a bit over the top, squeezing every single horror trope and cliche into every minute, but it's really really well done, smartly done. And despite being a "TV" show, and basic cable at that, it's pretty much R rated surprisingly. Not sure how they get away with it but it's way bloodier and more sexual than anything I've ever seen on basic cable. Good October watching.
― dan selzer, Sunday, 13 October 2013 13:48 (ten years ago) link
The Liam Neeson Darkman? That movie's awesome.
― One bad call from barely losing to (Alex in SF), Sunday, 13 October 2013 13:49 (ten years ago) link
darkman is a classic
― just sayin, Sunday, 13 October 2013 15:36 (ten years ago) link
^^
― Nhex, Sunday, 13 October 2013 17:00 (ten years ago) link
Dark man sequels horrible. Original awesome.
― beautifully, unapologetically plastic (mh), Sunday, 13 October 2013 17:01 (ten years ago) link
DIE DARKMAN DIE
― ian, Sunday, 13 October 2013 17:13 (ten years ago) link
ok, that one might be ok, title saves it
― beautifully, unapologetically plastic (mh), Sunday, 13 October 2013 17:45 (ten years ago) link
no it's shit.
― ian, Sunday, 13 October 2013 18:03 (ten years ago) link
at least we'll always have the title
― beautifully, unapologetically plastic (mh), Sunday, 13 October 2013 18:04 (ten years ago) link
is it meant to be that schlocky/cheesy/camp/wooden? Just terrible.
HUGE HUGE laughs at several points though, "TAKE THE FUCCCCCCKKKHHHINNN EEEELPHANT" being the highloght.
― the Shearer of simulated snowsex etc. (Dwight Yorke), Sunday, 13 October 2013 18:09 (ten years ago) link
Obviously you are not terribly familiar with vintage Sam Raimi (or Robocop or Larry Cohen or any number of a million things that are great and campy/schlocky) but yeah it's supposed to be. If you were expecting On The Waterfront I guess you'd be disappointed.
― One bad call from barely losing to (Alex in SF), Sunday, 13 October 2013 18:15 (ten years ago) link
Darkman is AWESOME
― Emperor Cos Dashit (Adam Bruneau), Monday, 14 October 2013 01:51 (ten years ago) link